Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women enrolled into the study (n = 467)
Maternal characteristics | N | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
< 18 | 1 | 0.2 |
18 – 25 | 165 | 35.3 |
26 – 35 | 232 | 49.7 |
> 35 | 69 | 14.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 391 | 83.7 |
Not married | 76 | 16.3 |
Level of education | ||
Illiterate | 10 | 2.1 |
Primary level | 188 | 40.3 |
Secondary level | 206 | 44.1 |
College / university | 63 | 13.5 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 47 | 10.1 |
Self employed | 271 | 58.0 |
House wife | 149 | 31.9 |
Health Facility visited during antenatal | ||
Buguruni Health Center | 84 | 18.0 |
Sinza Hospital | 249 | 53.3 |
Mbagala Hospital | 134 | 28.7 |
Number of antenatal visits | ||
One visit | 0 | 0 |
Two visits | 2 | 0.4 |
Three visits | 14 | 3.0 |
Four visits | 206 | 22.7 |
Five or more visits | 345 | 73.9 |
Place of delivery | ||
Place of enrollment | 371 | 79.4 |
Other primary health facilities | 53 | 11.3 |
Regional or referral hospital | 43 | 9.2 |
Maternal screening for SCD | ||
Yes | 221 | 47.3 |
No | 246 | 52.7 |
Place of Screening (n = 221) | ||
During enrollment | 220 | 99.5 |
Other primary health facilities | 0 | 0 |
Regional or Referral hospitals | 1 | 0.5 |
Maternal SCD Status (n = 221) | ||
AA | 190 | 85.9 |
AS | 30 | 13.6 |
SS | 1 | 0.5 |
Other types | 0 | 0 |
If remembers Personal Status (n = 221) | ||
Yes | 203 | 91.9 |
No | 18 | 8.1 |
If Shared received health education(n = 467) | ||
Yes | 309 | 66.2 |
No | 158 | 33.8 |
Relation to those shared (n = 309) | ||
Partner / Children | 223 | 72.2 |
Parents / Siblings | 29 | 9.4 |
Friends and others | 57 | 18.4 |
The outcome of sharing health education with others (n = 309) | ||
Encouraged me to screen / screen my baby | 18 | 5.8 |
Motivated others to get more information on SCD | 227 | 73.5 |
Motivated others to screen | 7 | 2.3 |
They ignored the information given | 57 | 18.4 |